Colorado HB 1052 — Rights for Victims of Certain Crimes
Colorado, 2026A. HB 1052: Rights for Victims of Certain Crimes
Latest action
June 3, 2026 — Governor Signed
Summary
For purposes of the 'Victim Rights Act', the act prohibits a defendant or alleged offender in the underlying case from being the 'lawful representative' of a victim or the victim's designee if the victim is a child or an at-risk adult. The act creates new rights for a victim under the 'Victim Rights Act', including the right to:Be notified by the district attorney if the district attorney receives a notice that a crime laboratory employee engaged in a wrongful action that includes a crime against the victim and a notice that an evidentiary hearing on post-conviction petition for relief is held;Request to be referred to by an abbreviation, pseudonym, initials, or another preferred name during hearings; andBe heard at a restitution assessment hearing.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors
- R. Stewart — primary sponsor
- D. Woog — primary sponsor
- J. Carson — primary sponsor
- K. Wallace — primary sponsor
- J. Bacon
- A. Boesenecker
- J. Caldwell
- C. Clifford
- M. Duran
- R. Gonzalez
- E. Hamrick
- A. Hartsook
- J. Jackson
- R. Keltie
- S. Lieder
- M. Lindsay
- M. Lukens
- J. McCluskie
- K. Nguyen
- C. Richardson
- N. Ricks
- M. Rutinel
- L. Suckla
- R. Taggart
- T. Winter
- M. Ball
- A. Benavidez
- S. Bright
- M. Catlin
- J. Coleman
- L. Cutter
- L. Daugherty
- T. Exum
- L. Frizell
- J. Gonzales
- I. Jodeh
- C. Kipp
- B. Kirkmeyer
- C. Kolker
- W. Lindstedt
- J. Marchman
- K. Mullica
- R. Pelton
- J. Rich
- D. Roberts
- R. Rodriguez
- M. Snyder
- T. Sullivan
- M. Weissman
Bill text
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Recorded votes
Refer House Bill 26-1052, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
February 3, 2026 · House · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (11)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Javier Mabrey | excused |
| Michael Carter | yes |
| Yara Zokaie | yes |
| Matt Soper | yes |
| Scott Slaugh | yes |
| Rebecca Keltie | yes |
| Lorena Garcia | yes |
| Ava Flanell | yes |
| Cecelia Espenoza | yes |
| Chad Clifford | yes |
| Jennifer Bacon | yes |
Refer House Bill 26-1052 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
April 27, 2026 · Senate · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (7)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mike Weissman | yes |
| Dylan Roberts | yes |
| Lynda Zamora Wilson | yes |
| Katie Wallace | yes |
| Nick Hinrichsen | excused |
| Lindsey Daugherty | yes |
| John Carson | yes |
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A), as amended by L.004.
February 3, 2026 · House · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (0)
No individual positions were supplied for this vote.
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B).
February 3, 2026 · House · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (0)
No individual positions were supplied for this vote.
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment C), which amends L.001.
February 3, 2026 · House · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (0)
No individual positions were supplied for this vote.
BILL
April 30, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 35 · no: 0 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (36)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| President | yes |
| Coleman | yes |
| Zamora Wilson | yes |
| Weissman | yes |
| Wallace | yes |
| Sullivan | yes |
| Snyder | yes |
| Simpson | yes |
| Rodriguez | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Rich | yes |
| Pelton R. | yes |
| Pelton B. | yes |
| Mullica | yes |
| Marchman | yes |
| Liston | yes |
| Lindstedt | yes |
| Kolker | yes |
| Kirkmeyer | yes |
| Kipp | yes |
| Jodeh | yes |
| Hinrichsen | yes |
| Gonzales J. | yes |
| Frizell | yes |
| Exum | yes |
| Daugherty | yes |
| Danielson | yes |
| Cutter | yes |
| Catlin | yes |
| Carson | yes |
| Bright | yes |
| Bridges | yes |
| Benavidez | yes |
| Ball | yes |
| Baisley | yes |
| Amabile | yes |
BILL
April 22, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 65 · no: 0 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (65)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| McCluskie | yes |
| Zokaie | yes |
| Woog | yes |
| Woodrow | yes |
| Winter T. | yes |
| Willford | yes |
| Weinberg | yes |
| Velasco | yes |
| Valdez | yes |
| Titone | yes |
| Taggart | yes |
| Suckla | yes |
| Story | yes |
| Stewart R. | yes |
| Stewart K. | yes |
| Soper | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| Slaugh | yes |
| Sirota | yes |
| Rydin | yes |
| Rutinel | yes |
| Ricks | yes |
| Richardson | yes |
| Phillips | yes |
| Paschal | yes |
| Nguyen | yes |
| McCormick | yes |
| Mauro | yes |
| Martinez | yes |
| Marshall | yes |
| Mabrey | yes |
| Lukens | yes |
| Luck | yes |
| Lindsay | yes |
| Lieder | yes |
| Keltie | yes |
| Joseph | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Jackson | yes |
| Hartsook | yes |
| Hamrick | yes |
| Gonzalez R. | yes |
| Goldstein | yes |
| Gilchrist | yes |
| Garcia Sander | yes |
| Garcia | yes |
| Froelich | yes |
| Flanell | yes |
| Feret | yes |
| Espenoza | yes |
| English | yes |
| Duran | yes |
| DeGraaf | yes |
| Clifford | yes |
| Carter | yes |
| Camacho | yes |
| Caldwell | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Brooks | yes |
| Bradley | yes |
| Bradfield | yes |
| Bottoms | yes |
| Boesenecker | yes |
| Barron | yes |
| Bacon | yes |
Refer House Bill 26-1052, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
April 21, 2026 · House · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (11)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Kyle Brown | yes |
| Emily Sirota | yes |
| Yara Zokaie | excused |
| Elizabeth Velasco | yes |
| Brianna Titone | yes |
| Rick Taggart | yes |
| Matt Soper | excused |
| Karen McCormick | yes |
| Junie Joseph | excused |
| Scott Bottoms | yes |
| Andrew Boesenecker | yes |
Adopt amendment L.006
April 21, 2026 · House · pass
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (2)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Yara Zokaie | excused |
| Matt Soper | excused |
Legislative history
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
- House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations
- House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
- Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Sent to the Governor
- Governor Signed
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